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William I. Ten-sixty-six saw deadly strife I066 




On Hastings' fatal plain ; 


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When Harold died a kingly death, 


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By Norman William slain. 


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The Conqu'ror ruled by force of arms, 


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All England for his foe ; 


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William II. And Ruf us reigned from eighty-seven 1087 






Till Tyrrel laid him low. 






Henry I. One-thousand-and-one-hundred marks IIOO 


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The long and useful reign 


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Of Hal the first, who wisely tried 






The Saxon heart to gain. 






HOUSE OF BLOIS. 




Stephen. Next Stephen Blois in thirty-five, 1135 




Who long kept civil war alive. 


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HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET. 



Henry II. 
Richard I. 
John. 
Henry III. 
Edward I. 
Edward II. 
Edward III. 
Richard II. 



The Second Hal, who Ireland gained, 1 1 54 

From fifty-four victorious reigned. 

In eighty-nine First Richard came, IlSg 

A bold Crusader known to fame ; 

And John, who dates from ninety-nine, 1 199 

The Charter was compelled to sign. 

From twelve sixteen Third Henry ruled. I2l6 

With troubles not a few ; 
First Edward next, who conquered "Wales, 1 2 72 

Was King in seventy-two. 
The Second dates from thirteen-seven, I3°7 

At Bannockburn defeated ; 
The Third from seven-and-twenty shone I3 2 7 

In victory's chariot seated. 
The Second Richard's reckless hand 1377 

From seventy-seven rebellion fanned, 
Till Bolingbroke, whose wrongs were great, 
Drove Richard from his high estate. 







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Henry VI. 



(red rose.) 
All Henries here. The wily Fourth x 399 

In ninety-nine was crowned ; 
The Fifth from fourteen-thirteen dates, 14*3 

For Agincourt renowned. 
The Sixth Hal reigned from twenty-two — 1422 
His Queen, brave Margaret of Anjou— 
Till, after many a stubborn fight, 
The Red Rose paled before the White. 

HOUSE OF YORK. 

(WHITE rose.) 
Edward IV. Thus Edward Fourth, York's favored son, 1461 

The sceptre grasped in sixty-one. 
Edward V. Two ruffians were employed to smother 1483 

Fifth Edward and his royal brother 
Richard III. The deed was done in eighty-three 

By Richard Third's base treachery. 



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HOUSE OF TUDOR. 



Henry VII. But in the fight at Bosworth Field 

Third Richard fell among the slain, 
And Harry Seventh in eighty-five 
Blended in peace the Roses twain. 
Henry VIII. In fifteen-nine came bluff King Hal, 
To six fair wives allied ; 
Impelled by passions uncontrolled, 
The Pope he soon defied. 
Edward VI. And when in fifteen-forty-seven 
Sixth Edward ruled the nation, 
His Council and the Parliament 
Embraced the Reformation, 
Mary. Which Mary spurned in fifty-three, 

And quickly overthrew, 
Elizabeth. But good Queen Bess in fifty-eight 
Bade Rome a last adieu ; 
And Spain's Armada missed its aims 
As champion of the Papal claims. 






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HOUSE OF STUART. 






James I. King James the First in sixteen-three 


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Brought Scotland in his train ; 




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Charles I. And Charles, who dates from twenty-five, 


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By cruel axe was slain 




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When King defied the nation. 




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Charles II. In sixteen-sixty Second Charles 
Kegained his father's throne ; 


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James II. His brother James from eighty-five 


1685 






Undid what Charles had done ; 




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William For Orange Will in eighty-eight 


1688 


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Anne. Which Anne caught up in seventeen-two, 


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When Marlbro's victories rise to view. 




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George I. 


:0USE OF HANOVER. 


1714 


In seventeen-fourteen George the First 




Spurned the Pretender's right ; 




George II. 


From twenty-seven did Second George 
The Young Pretender fight, 


1727 


George III. 


Till George the Third in sixty came 
And soon effaced the Stuarts' name. 
The deeds of Clive and Washington 

Eecal eventful days ; 
To Nelson and to Wellington 

We give our warmest praise, 
And deem them heroes from the hour 
They crushed the great Napoleon's powe 


1760 


George IV. 


From eighteen-twenty George the Fourth 
Saw penal laws repealed ; 


1820 


William IV 


In eighteen-thirty William came 
And slavery's doom was sealed. 


1830 


Victoria. 


Since thirty-seven, Victoria's reign 
Has witnessed greater changes still, 

Until at length the ruling power 
Has centred in the nation's will. 


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the chief facts and dates of English History can 
in no way be fixed in the memory so well as when 
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are printed on six cards in order that the young 
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